Bilge Tarhan (gymnast)

For the Turkish footballer, see Bilge Tarhan (footballer).

Bilge Tarhan
Tarhan at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born	(2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 20) Bolu, Turkey
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Turkey
Club	Bolu CSK
Head coach(es)	Ozgur Gumuslu
Medal record Women's artistic gymnastics Representing   Turkey Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Team 2021 Konya Vault 2021 Konya Floor exercise FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Challenge Cup 0 1 0

Bilge Tarhan (born 20 May 2004) is a Turkish artistic gymnast. She won the team gold medal, vault silver medal, and floor exercise bronze medal at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. She won a silver medal on the vault at the 2022 Mersin World Challenge Cup.

Gymnastics career

Junior

Tarhan competed at the 2018 Junior Mediterranean Championships in Tunis, Tunisia, and won bronze medals on the vault and balance beam. ^[1] The same year, she took gold medals in the all-around, vault, and balance beam and the bronze medal in the uneven bars at the Barborka Cup in Zabrze, Poland. ^[2]

At the 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tarhan won silver medals in the balance and with her teammates in the junior division. ^[3] She then competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships alongside Ceren Biner and Dilara Yurtdaş, and they finished 21st in the team competition. ^[4] Tarhan placed 40th in the individual all-around. ^[5] She then competed at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival and qualified for the vault final, finishing eighth. ^[6] She won the silver medal with her teammates at the 2019 Mediterranean Championships held in Cagliari, Italy. ^[7]

Vault

Uneven bars

Balance beam

Floor exercise

Tarhan at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior

Tarhan became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2020. She competed at the 2020 European Championships alongside Cemre Kendirci, Göksu Üçtaş Şanlı, Ece Yağmur Yavuz, and Dilara Yurtdaş, and they finished fourth in the team final. ^[8] Individually, she qualified for the balance beam final and placed sixth. ^[9] She was also the first reserve for the vault final. ^[10]

Tarhan finished fourth on the vault at the 2021 Cairo World Cup. ^[11] She competed at the 2021 World Championships and finished 40th in the all-around during the qualification round. ^[12]

Tarhan (center) at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

Tarhan competed at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games which were held in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped Turkey win team gold. Individually, she won a silver medal on the vault behind Oksana Chusovitina and a bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Aida Bauyrzhanova and Ominakhon Khalilova. ^[13] She then competed at the 2022 Mersin World Challenge Cup and won a silver medal on the vault behind Teja Belak. ^[14] She competed at the 2022 Swiss Cup Zürich, a mixed pairs event, alongside Adem Asil, and they won the bronze medal. ^[15]

Tarhan finished fourth on the vault at the 2023 Baku World Cup. ^[16] She qualified for the vault final at the 2023 European Championships and finished fifth. ^{[17] [18]} She then finished fourth in the vault final at the 2021 Summer World University Games, held in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[19] At the 2023 Osijek World Challenge Cup, she finished eighth in the vault final. ^[20]

Tarhan finished eighth on the vault at the 2024 Antalya World Challenge Cup. ^[21] At the 2025 Cottbus World Cup, she finished fifth on both the vault and the floor exercise. ^[22]

Personal life

As of 2023, Tarhan is a student at the Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University. ^[19] Her brother Bora Tarhan is also an artistic gymnast that has represented Turkey at international competitions including the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival. ^[6]

References

1. Hopkins, Lauren (2 October 2018). "22018 Junior Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. Hopkins, Lauren (15 December 2018). "2018 Barborka Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
3. Hopkins, Lauren (2 April 2019). "2019 Stella Zakharova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
4. "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
5. "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's All-Around Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. "Cimnastikçi Kardeşler Finalde ..." [Gymnast Siblings in the Finals…]. Bolu Gündem (in Turkish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. Hopkins, Lauren (1 October 2019). "2019 Mediterranean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
8. "33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams Team Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 19 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
9. "33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 20 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
10. "33rd European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Qualification" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 17 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
11. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup Cairo (EGY)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
12. "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Women's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
13. "5th Islamic Solidarity Games - Artistic Gymnastics Woman's 09 - 18 Agu 2022 / Konya - TUR" (PDF). Konya 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
14. "Romania's Barbosu shines as sun sets on 2022 World Challenge Cup series". International Gymnastics Federation . 11 October 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
15. "Fatta, Moldauer victorious at Swiss Cup". USA Gymnastics . 27 November 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
16. "Milli cimnastikçiler finallerde yarıştı" [National gymnasts competed in the finals]. Gaziantep Haber Postası (in Turkish). 12 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
17. "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics . 15 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
18. Crumlish, John (15 April 2023). "Five countries earn gold on first day of European Championships apparatus finals". International Gymnast Magazine . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
19. "Bilge Tarhan Fakültemizi Başarıyla Temsil Etti" [Bilge Tarhan Represented Our Faculty Successfully]. Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University (in Turkish). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
20. "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 Osijek (CRO)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
21. "29-31 Mart tarihleri arasında Antalya'da ev sahipliği yaptığımız Vestel Artistik Cimnastik World Challenge Cup sona erdi" [The Vestel Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, which we hosted in Antalya between March 29-31, has ended.]. Turkish Gymnastics Federation (in Turkish). Retrieved 2 April 2025.
22. Hopkins, Lauren (23 February 2023). "2025 Cottbus World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

External links

• Bilge Tarhan at the International Gymnastics Federation